State trooper injured as wintry mix slickens roads

12:07 AM,
Jan. 22, 2013

A car that was involved in an accident on the Garden State Parkway.

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A New Jersey state trooper was injured as a winter storm glazed the surfaces of area roads on Monday, leading to dozens of accidents.

Most of the accidents were minor, as motorists lost control of their vehicles and spun into poles, embankments and each other.

At 8:50 p.m., a motorist struck a cruiser occupied by a New Jersey state trooper as it was parked on the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway in Holmdel, said Sgt. Adam Grossman, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police. ...